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2001/47/1-1 Jeans, part of ensemble, cotton, Amco, Australia, c. 1965. Click to enlarge.

Jeans made by Amco

Pair of straight legged blue denim jeans with waistband, belt loops and centre front fly closure. Amco label on back pocket and washing instructions label on reverse of front fly closure.

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Summary

Object No.

2001/47/1-1

Object Statement

Jeans, part of ensemble, cotton, Amco, Australia, c. 1965

Physical Description

Pair of straight legged blue denim jeans with waistband, belt loops and centre front fly closure. Amco label on back pocket and washing instructions label on reverse of front fly closure.

Marks

Label on back pocket, fabric 'A (registered trademark symbol)MCO / AMCO (eagle in background)'

Washing instructions label on reverse of front fly closure, 'AMCO / DESIGNED TO FADE / WASH [GARMENT] / SEPARATELY / INSIDE [OUT] / DO NOT [BLEACH] / WARM (illeg.) / MACHINE (illeg.) / (illeg.) / (illeg.) / (illeg.) / (illeg.) / DRY CLEAN / (illeg.) / ALL [COTTON] / 5 (illeg.) / (illeg.) / Trade Mark (illeg.) / MADE IN AUSTRALIA'

Dimensions

Height

1005 mm

Width

425 mm

Cite this Object

Harvard

Jeans made by Amco 2023, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 29 March 2023, <https://ma.as/341301>

Wikipedia

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